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Academic Senate Office

ACADEMIC SENATE MEETING

AGENDA

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2005

SEVEN HILLS CONFERENCE CENTER, NOB HILL ROOM

2:00 – 4:15 p.m.

OPEN FLOOR PERIOD: 2:00 - 2:10 p.m.

The Open Floor Period provides an informal opportunity for faculty members to raise questions or make comments directed to Senate officers or to university administrators. Please arrive promptly at 2:00 p.m.

CALL TO ORDER: 2:10 p.m.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

AGENDA ITEM #1—APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA FOR November 15, 2005

AGENDA ITEM #2—APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR THE MEETING ON November 1, 2005

Minutes are attached on GREEN.

AGENDA ITEM #3—REPORT FROM GENE CHELBERG, CHAIR, COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES

Committee on Committee Report attached on WHITE.

AGENDA ITEM #4—REPORT FROM HELEN GOLDSMITH, ASSOCIATE DEAN, UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES: FACILITATING GRADUATION

Task Force Report

AGENDA ITEM #5— RECOMMENDATION FROM THE ACADEMIC POLICIES COMMITTEE: DRAFT GUIDELINES FOR THE EXTERNAL REVIEW OF GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS—1^ST READING—GUIDELINES TO BE HEARD NO LATER THAN 2:45 P.M.

Guidelines attached on LAVENDER.

AGENDA ITEM #6—RECOMMENDATION FROM THE EDUCATIONAL POLICIES COUNCIL: PROPOSED DISCONTINUANCE OF THE MA DEGREE IN PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY—1^ST AND 2^ND READINGS—PROPOSAL TO BE HEARD NO LATER THAN 3:30 P.M.

Proposal attached on GRAY.

AGENDA ITEM #7—RECOMMENDATION FROM THE CURRICULUM REVIEW AND APPROVAL COMMITTEE: PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE BA DEGREE IN SOCIOLOGY—1^st AND 2^nd READINGS—PROPOSAL TO BE HEARD NO LATER THAN 3:45P.M.

Proposal attached on GOLDENROD.

AGENDA ITEM #8— RECOMMENDATION FROM THE CURRICULUM REVIEW AND APPROVAL COMMITTEE AND THE GRADUATE COUNCIL: PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE MA DEGREE IN HUMAN SEXUALITY STUDIES, 1^ST AND 2^nd READINGS—PROPOSAL TO BE HEARD NO LATER THAN 4:00 P.M.

Proposal attached on TAN.

AGENDA ITEM #9—ADJOURNMENT—No Later Than 4:15 p.m.